Forward and shot him in the head. His death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. Mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished. He called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. The countrys attorney general s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shoot out with police. Ecuador s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. Live now to samantha schmidt, Washington Post Bogota Bureau chief. What is the latest you are learning about this attack . This is a really abrasive assassination that is stunning ecuador. It is unprecedented in this country which is a historically peaceful country that has recently begins doomed by Drug Trafficking and violence, in the aftermath of this attack two other president ial candidates said they are suspending their campaigns. In response to this, to the security threats, but also to respect this event and the president is
Areas of this town, it looks like its night. Yeah, you know, it wouldnt surprise me. Just the mass hysteria thats been going on there with people actively trying to escape illustrated. The people added to jump into the water there matches just to escape everything thats going on. And its exacerbated. But 911, emergency lines. Yeah. Yeah. A large portion of the island there. They got no 911, service, no cell Service Really to speak of. Hardline services down all this, according to the Lieutenant Governor there, sylvia. Luke, she was talking to media this morning, kind trying to illustrate that. The dire nurse of the situation out there, state of emergency has obviously been declared. Theyve mobilized the coast guard. Theyve got the National Guard working as best they can to clear some of these roads that have downed trees, downed power lines. Thats really been impeding fire crews that are trying to get ahead of the fire to fight it. The can even get to it because of all the debris thats
Hurricane raging on maui and the big island. At least six dead. The Flames Burning Homes and forcing hundreds to evacuate. Much of a popular tourist town destroyed. The coast guard rescuing people after they fled into the water. Our team in hawaii. Also tonight, just hours before President Bidens visit to utah, the fbi fatally shooting a man there while serving a warrant after he allegedly threatened to kill the president. The images he posted online of guns and himself in a sniper suit holding a rifle. Just revealed, the Special Counsels secret Search Warrant for Donald Trumps twitter account. What were they looking for . The american nurse and her daughter kidnapped in haiti released after two weeks nearly. Was there a ransom . The billion dollar mystery. Who won the record Mega Millions jackpot . Our r Nbc News Exclusive, the mother d daughter duo o set to make e history as Virgin Galactic takes a big leap in space tourism. And he was famous or his work with the band. , bob dylan, a
Pictures tell the story. You can see just how widespread and expansive this fire is. These fires plural are. Yeah. We know that the Hawaii National guard has been activated in all of this. Of the fires by some of the people, james, this morning described as apocalyptic scene. And youre seeing that firsthand from the images that have been coming down from that now. So far we have not confirmed any lives lost in this. However, all of this is just unfolding. We know that several people have evacuated as they try to get a handle on things. We know that on balis west side, theyre saying that the 911 services are currently down here. Fact, the lieutenant governor, sylvia luke came out this morning saying 911 is down. Cell service is down phone services down. Even going on to say, quote, our Hospital System on maui, theyre overburdened with burn patients. People suffering from smoke inhalation and they really wont be able to get a handle even assessing the size of this fire and how much its g
United states and all around the world. Im rosemary church. Just ahead on cnn newsroom, former u. S. President donald trump says he wont stop talking about criminal cases against him as the judge in one of those cases sets a date to determine how evidence will be handled. Abortion rights advocates win a victory in ohio as voters say no to a republicanbacked measure to make it harder to amend the states constitution. And a 103yearold migrant arrives at the u. S. Border seeking asylum. Why she says she came. Live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. Good to have you with us. Well, donald trump is vowing he wont remain silent about the charges against him for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Campaigning in new hampshire, the former president called the case ridiculous and an attempt to take away his right to free speech. The u. S. District judge overseeing the case may have different ideas. Cnns Senior Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid begins our coverage.